Tangible Assets Versus Overhead in Nonprofits

One of the most important things I tried to get funders to understand was that tangible assets did not make a nonprofit run. Computers, paper, books, markers do not make a community center run. It is wonderful to find funders who will cover the costs of these items but the real work is done by the people. People who have families to support. People who need to get paid. Not only people but things like overhead costs of rent and utilities on the buildings. Money for transportation and childcare.

Donors/funders want to provide money for training materials, but not to pay the trainer. Without a trainer, the materials are pretty useless. They want to provide money for a nonprofit to get community members signed up for healthcare but they don’t want to provide funds to provide the nonprofit employees with healthcare. The real tangible assets in a nonprofit are the people and its time they are supported with living wage salaries and health insurance.

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Friday Reads: The Wife Between Us By Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

This book will have you questioning everything. Believe me, you want to read this book! It’s hard to give it a review without giving anything away so just let me say once again – YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK!!